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Originally posted by moe.ron
I've always wondered this. if the person is an upstanding citizens who uphold the standards of your organization, what's the big deal?
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I guess GC likes this topic.
The big deal is that some people use their organizations to further their sexual agenda. That includes overtly heterosexual men and women AND overtly homosexual men and women. Sexual orientation is something that shouldn't be worn as a badge of honor and thrown in people's faces.
Truth be told, there are a couple of NPHC fraternities that are known as "gay fraternities" depending on where you live. It is fine to be accepting of different people but not fine for your organization to be marked the "gay's men's frat" or the "heterosexual men's frat." This is what happens when the sexual preference of members overshadows the fraternity's purpose. Both homosexual and heterosexual men (and women, to a lesser extent) are "guilty" of doing this.
We have GLBT fraternities and sororities for the specific purpose of giving sexual minorities a safe haven to address GLBT issues and build GLBT networks. Those fraternities and sororities do not discriminate against heterosexuals, but they have a specific purpose involving sexual orientation. NPHC organizations' purposes do not (maybe someone's ritual reads otherwise...I wouldn't know) involve sexual orientation.